MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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